You can read a bit more about the Forge Falcons and how Survive the Undead came to life over here.
Objective: Survive
By now, we all know what Infection is. You vs the horde that’s trying to infect you so you become one of them. Usually round based, the game ends once all Spartans are infected or until there’s a lone survivor able to fend off the constant attacks.
Survive the Undead puts a slight twist on the typical Infection and makes it a more linear experience. And, as the name implies, the idea is to beat the waves of infected and simply survive as long as you can. The rounds start off simple and get progressively more difficult, with points awarded for each round cleared and each kill. Spend your earned points wisely…or go ham on the mystery box (my personal favorite – who doesn’t love surprises?) and then regroup and get ready for the next round!
Survival Handbook
Looking for some pointers? Straight from the Forge Falcons comes this guide to ensure you have the best chance possible to survive the undead.
Perks
The three perks are Health, Damage, and Speed. There are 4 tiers per perk and each tier costs 600 points. All perks reset upon death and must be repurchased.
Health Perk
- Tier 1: 25% Health Increase
- Tier 2: 10% Health Increase
- Tier 3: 5% Health Increase
- Tier 4: Vampirism
Speed Perk
- Tier 1: 100% Reload Speed Increase + 10% Movement Speed
- Tier 2: 50% Melee Recovery + 10% Movement Speed
- Tier 3: 10% Movement Speed + 10% Slide Speed
- Tier 4: 10% Movement Speed + 10% Sprint Speed
Damage Perk
- Tier 1: 100% Damage Increase
- Tier 2: 100% Damage Increase
- Tier 3: 100% Damage Increase + 100% Melee Impulse
- Tier 4: 100% Damage Increase + 50% Melee Damage
Bonus Drops
There are four bonus drops that have a chance to appear when killing enemies: Boom, Spray & Pray, Mounted & Loaded, and Score Attack. These drops are announced by voice lines matching their names.
Boom
- Effect: Instantly kills all AI, granting each player 400 points. Benefits from Score Attack.
- Strategy: Use when in dire need.
Spray & Pray
- Effect: Removes shields from all enemies, making them one-shot kills for 30 seconds.
- Strategy: Ideal against bosses.
- Effect: Refills ammo for all players.
- Strategy: Use when team ammo is critically low.
Mounted & Loaded
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- Effect: Doubles points from kills for 30 seconds; effects stack. Also, keep in mind that this drop affects the points granted from the Boom drop.
- Strategy: Collect immediately for maximum benefit.
Player Buy Back
The Player Buy Back (650 points) is located in the spawn room and revives fallen allies, granting the activating player an overshield. It only works if allies are down.
Ammunition Wall Buy
The Ammunition Wall Buy (350 points) is in the spawn room on all maps, it has the ‘ammunition’ nav marker and refills the activator’s ammo. It can be used even with full ammo, so check before buying.
Point Sharing Wall Buy
The Point Sharing Wall Buy is located in the 2nd territory on all maps, it has the ‘points’ nav marker and allows players to share points. It costs 2,000 points to use and it will split the 2,000 points between all players in the game. For example: A team of 2 players receives 1,000 points each. A team of4 players receive 500 each.
Random Weapon Box
The Random Weapon Box is located in either the 2nd territory or 3rd territory depending on the map, it is the red banished looking box. It costs 300 points and will grant players a random weapon.
Weapon Upgrade Machine
The Weapon Upgrade Machine has received an overhaul since the combat workshop, it will now take the weapon you have and upgrade that weapon with other combinations. It costs 1,000 points and can be found in the spawn room on all maps. It will also have the ‘Upgrade’ nav marker.
Weapon & Equipment Wall Buys
Wall buys offer weapons or equipment at displayed prices. Ammo can be refilled via the ammunition wall buy, the Mounted & Loaded drop, or by rebuying the weapon.
In the Combat Workshop, there was only one map available to you. Now that the playlist has hit the big time, there are multiple options in the playlist:
- Installation of the Dead
- Night of the Undead
- Countdown of the Dead
Squad up, watch each other’s backs, and maybe you’ll survive the undead.
